The 2025 Annual Reading Challenge List Thread

[Hollow Man]

Completed:

• Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt
• The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
• The Fellowship of the Ring - J.R.R. Tolkien
• Shock Value - John Waters
• The Wise Man's Fear - Patrick Rothfuss
• The Narrow Road Between Desires - Patrick Rothfuss
• The Slow Regard of Silent Things - Patrick Rothfuss
• Eye of the World - Robert Jordan
• The Water-Method Man - John Irving
• The Coworker - Freida McFadden

Currently Reading:

• To Green Angel Tower - Tad Williams
• The Two Towers - J.R.R. Tolkien

[HLS]

I decided not to post my reading here. it's completely unnecessary with all the book tracking apps out there. i may or maynot do it at a later date

[jbcohen]

Lost track of where I was around the middle of the year so lets start over:

1) The Ironclad Covenant by Christopher Cartwright
2) Lakeside Cougars by Misty Vixen
3) Lakeside Cougars 2 by Misty Vixen
4) Sam Reily volume thirteen the Holy Grail
5) Sam Reily volume fourteen The Phoenix Sanction
7) Sam Reily volume fifteen Habitat Zero by Christopher Cartwright
8) Tanner volume thirty-three Target: Tanner by Remington Steel
9) Tanner volume thirty-four Black Sheep by Remington Steel
10) Jack Ryan volume ten Dead or Alive by Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood
11) Sam Reiley volume sixteen the Hunt for Excalibur by Christopher Cartwright
12) Sam Reiley volume seventeen Ghost Ship by Christopher Cartwright
13) Jack Seigler volume one Prime by Jeremy Robinson
14) Jack Seigler volume two Pulse by Jeremy Robinson
15) Sam Reiley volume eighteen the Tomb of El Dorado
16) Sam Reiley volume nineteen the Labryinth Key by Christopher Cartwright
17) Down the Rabbit Hole volume one by Misty Vixen

February

18) Our own way volume one Our own way by Misty Vixen
19) Our own way volume two Our own way 2 by Misty Vixen
20) Sam Reiley volume twenty the Obsidian Chamber by Christopher Cartwright
21) Sam Reiley volume twenty one Shangri la by Christopher Cartwright
22) The Hunter Files volume one the Atlantis Covenant by Rob Jones
23) Sam Reiley volume twenty two Alexander's Treasure by Christopher Cartwright
24) The Hunter Files volume two the Revelation Relic by Robert Jones
25) Down the Rabit Hole volume two by Misty Vixen
26) Sam Reiley volume twenty three Valhalla Found by Christopher Cartwright
27) Sam Reiley volume twenty four Medessa's Curse by Christopher Cartwright
28) The Hunter Files volume three the Titanic Legacy by Rob Jones

March

29) Sam Reiley volume twenty five Dragon's Breath by Cristopher Cartwright
30) Sam Reiley volume twenty six vostok enigma by Christopher Cartwright
31) Down the Rabit Hole episode three by Misty Vixen
32) Sam Reiley volume twenty Seven Skelton Crew by Christopher Cartwright
33) Sam Reiley volume twenty eight Midus Vault by Christopher Cartwrigh
34) The Hunter Files volume three the Titanic Legacy by Rob Jones
35) The hunter Files volume four the Excaliber Code by Rob Jones
36) Darwin Lacroix volumee Roman Ice by David Bartell

[Musicman]

My goal for 2025 is to read 50 books...

January
1) Angel of Vengeance - Author Preston & Child
2) The Waiting - Author Michael Connelly
3) A Minute to Midnight - An Atlee Pine Novel 2 - Author David Baldacci
4) To Die For - Author David Baldacci
5) Stalking the Angel - Author Robert Crais

February
6) Annihilation - Author Jeff Vandermeer
7) The Highway - Author C.J. Box
8) In Too Deep - Author Lee Child
9) The Fix - Amos Decker 3 - Author David Baldacci

March
10) The Secret - Author Lee Child
11) Back of Beyond - Author C.J. Box

[Tarana]

2025 Goals

60 books: 7
20,000 pages: 2392
4 books over 600 pages: 0

TBR Down 10 for each category:
Ebooks: +77
Audiobooks: +6
Magazines:


Magazines Read So Far: 0

Spoiler:

1.

2024 Purchases Read:
Bought: 87 Read: 0
Free: 8 Read: 0

Spoiler:

January
1. Fellowship of the Ring $2.15
2. Scent of Death - Simon Becket
3. Gravity -Tess Gerritsen
4. How to Solve Your Own Murder - Kristen Perrin
5. Everyone in my Family is a Murderer - Benjamin Stevens
6. Carpathians - Paul Dixon (audio)
February
7. Last Song of Penelope - Claire North (audio)
8. Quofum - Alan Dean Foster
9. Captain Lacey Vol 2 - Ashley Gardner
10. Captain Lacey vol 3 - Ashley Gardner
11. The Hero of Ages - Brandon Sanderson (audio+ebook)
12. Measure Once, Cut Twice - Bruce Leonard
13. Proving the Negative - Bruce Leonard
14. Dying for a Decoration - Cindy Sample
15. Book of Life - Deborah Harkness
16. Ravine of Blood and Shadow - Derek Prior
17. Exodus - Doug Dandridge
18. Siege Perilous - Ed DeBirminghand
19. Frumious Bandersnatch - Ed McBain
20. Money, Money, Money - Ed McBain
21. Alexander X - Edward Savio
22. Ancient Among Us - Edward Savio
23. League of Auld - Edward Savio
24. Catnapped - Elaine Viets
25. A Traitor to Memory - Elizabeth George
26. In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner - Elizabeth George
27. A Body in the Trunk - Elizabeth Spann Craig
28. Cleaning is Murder - Elizabeth Spann Craig
29. Mystery Loves Company - Elizabeth Spann Craig
30. Last Ditch - G M Ford
31. Greatest Hits - Harlan Ellison
32. Suicide Machine - Jack Wallen
33. Crucible of Time - Jeffrey A Carver
34. Dragon Rigger - Jeffrey A Carver
35. The Reefs of Time - Jeffrey A Carver
36. Bloodline - Jess Lourey
37. The Very First Damned Thing - Jodi Taylor
38. Katabasis - Joseph Brassey
39. Locked in - Jussie Adler Olsen
40. Dark as Night - Lilja Sigurdardottir
41. Cruelest Month - Louise Penny
42. Scrapyard Ship - Mark Way McGinnis
43. Bedroom Bolero - Michael Avallone
44. Dark on Monday - Michael Avallone
45. Kill Her - You'll Like it! - Michael Avallone
46. Killer on the Keys - Michael Avallone
47. London Blood London - Michael Avallone
48. Lust is No Lady - Michael Avallone
49. The Fat Death - Michael Avallone
50. The February Doll Murders - Michael Avallone
51. The X-rated Corpse - Michael Avallone
52. Walking Wounded - Michael Avallone
53. The Last Graduate - Naomi Novik
54. Crossroads of Twilight - Robert Jordan
55. Crown of Swords - Robert Jordan
56. Lord of Chaos - Robert Jordan
57. Memory of Light - Robert Jordan
58. Path of Daggers - Robert Jordan
59. Winter's Heart - Robert Jordan
60. Revenge of Rome - Simon Scarrow
61. A Woman of No Importance - Sonia Purnell
62. Night's Master - Tanith Lee
63. A Stroke of the Pen - Terry Pratchett
64. Eric - Terry Pratchett
65. Fifth Elephant - Terry Pratchett
66. Lords and Ladies - Terry Pratchett
67. Making Money - Terry Pratchett
68. Maskerade - Terry Pratchett
69. Monstrous Regiment - Terry Pratchett
70. Moving Pictures - Terry Pratchett
71. Soul Music - Terry Pratchett
72. The Truth - Terry Pratchett
73. Thief of Time - Terry Pratchett
74. Thud - Terry Pratchett
75. Ultimate Discworld Companion - Terry Pratchett
76. Bloodstream - Tess Gerritsen
77. Hidden in Shadows - Viveca Sten (audio+ebook)
78. Waybound - Will Wight
79. Hidden in Snow - Viveca Sten (audio+ebook)
80. Murder in Georgetown - Margaret Truman $2.15
March
81. Renegades - Craig Alanson (audio)
82. Pardise - Craig Alanson (audio)
83. Black Ops - Craig Alanson (audio)
84. Zero Hour - Craig Alanson (audio)
85. Mavericks - Craig Alanson (audio)
86. Not till We Are Lost - Dennis E Taylor
87. Galaphile - Terry Brooks (audio)

Free
1. Joy - Celina Grace
2. A Dwarf With No Name - Derek Prior
3. Gravewater Lake- A M Strong
4. The Fall Risk - Abby Jiminez
5. Hidden in Snow - Viveca Sten
6. A Cotswold Killing - Rebecca Tope
7. The Sublet - Greer Hendricks
8. Follow Me - Elizabeth Rose Quinn

Short Stories: 1

Spoiler:

01. 3 All Butter Short Dead - H Y Hanna (audio)

Books Finished: 7

Spoiler:

January
01. 4 Fallen - Karen Slaughter (audio)

Good story.

02. 1 Thrice Upon a Time - Paul Hogan (audio)

Too much technical, not enough story/action.

03. 5 Dreadnaught - Jack Campbell (audio)

Just the right amount of tech and action. Good plot.

04. 5 Falling Free - Lois Bujold (audio)

Reread this time with audio. Great story. Stand alone.

05. 3 A Scone to Die For - H Y Hanna (audio)

Cozy. Ok story.

06. 4 Tea With Milk and Sugar - H Y Hanna (audio)

Cozy. Better plotting than first book

07. 5 Columbus Day - Craig Alanson (audio)

Great story! Even love Skippy!

08.

TBR as of 1/1/25
Audiobooks 1,413
Ebooks&magazines 1,950

[Waylander]

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[DJUNGELSKOG]

Goal 1: Read more books in Dutch

- 1 in progress

Goal 2: Read books that I already own instead of borrowing books from the library

- Days without visiting the library: 17

Goal 3: Participate in the Storygraph Mobilereads Challenge

Goal 4: Read 60 books


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[irishmac473]

Goals:

• Read 52 books - 5/52

Currently Reading:

• We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

January Read: 5

Spoiler:

1. Jan. 3, 2025 Lost Stars by Claudia Gray 3.5/5

2. Jan. 5, 2025 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 4/5

3. Jan. 11, 2025 Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson 4/5

4. Jan. 18, 2025 The Well of Acension by Brandon Sanderson 4/5

5. Jan. 29, 2025 The Here of Ages by Brandon Sanderson 5/5

Legend:

Spoiler:

Rating:
1 No interest, didn't finish or hated.
2 It didn't completely suck. Enjoyed some of it.
3 Average. Enjoyed reading.
4 Really enjoyed. Might read again.
5 Among the best read this year. Keeper. Would read again.

[ucfgrad93]

I'm in for 2025! My goal is the same as last year, 3 books a month.

January
An Emperor For The Legion by Harry Turtledove, 336 pgs
Legion Of Videssos by Harry Turtledove, 432 pgs
Swords Of The Legion by Harry Turtledove, 416 pgs

February
Troy: Lord Of The Silver Bow by David Gemmell, 449 pages
Troy: Shield Of Thunder by David Gemmell, 512 pgs
Troy: Fall Of Kings by David & Stella Gemmell, 466 pgs

March
Emperor: The Gates Of Rome by Conn Iggulden, 307 pgs
Aftershocks (The Palladium Wars #1) by Marko Kloos, 289 pgs




Books Read 8
Pages Read 3,207

[magiun]

Hey, I'm new here, so let's see how it goes.

Goal - 10 books - 2
Pages - 3500 - 1120

January: 1 book - 816 pages
February: 1 book - 304 pages

Spoiler:

1. Dune - 816 pgs - 5
2. Dune Messiah - 304 pgs - 5

Caption:

Spoiler:

5 - Awesome (I would read it again)
4 - Good (I can recommend it)
3 - Ordinary (but I finished it)
2 - Boring (I barely finished it)
1 - Awful (will never come back, didn't finish it)

[Indio777]

The usual, read as much as possible. "Literature" and non-fiction, especially history. Thanks.

2025:
Thomas Mann - Buddenbrooks (trans. Paul Woods)
Thomas Mann - The Magic Mountain (trans. Paul Woods)
Thomas Mann - Joseph & His Brother (trans. Paul Woods)
Thomas Mann - Doctor Faustus (trans. Paul Woods)
Christoper Clark - Iron Kingdom: the Rise & Downfall of Prussia 1600-1947
Dominic Sandbrook - Never Had It So Good: a History of Britain from Suez to the Beatles
Marcel Proust - Swanns Way (In search of Lost Time vol 1) (trans. C.K. Scott Moncrieff &

Terence Kilmartin; rev. D.J. Enright)

Dominic Sandbrook - White Heat: a History of Britain in the Swinging Sixties
Dominic Sandbrook - State of Emergency: the Way We Were: Britain 1970-1974
Dominic Sandbrook - Seasons in the Sun: the Battle for Britain 1974-1979
Dominic Sandbrook - Who Dare Wins: Britain 1979-1982
Alwyn Turner - Crisis? What Crisis? Britain in the 1970s
Alwyn Turner - Rejoice! Rejoice! Britain in the 1980s
Alwyn Turner - A Classless Society: Britain in the 1990s
Alwyn Turner - All in It Together: England in the Early 21st Century
Marcel Proust - Within a Budding Grove (In search of Lost Time vol 2) (trans. C.K. Scott

Moncrieff & Terence Kilmartin; rev. D.J. Enright)

Mike Rapport - City of Light, City of Shadows: Paris in the Belle Époque
Jim Malusa - Into Thick Air: Biking to the Bellybutton of Six Continents
Mary McAuliffe - Dawn of the Belle Epoque: the Paris of Monet, Zola, Bernhardt, Eiffel, Debussy,

Clemenceau, and Their Friends

Mary McAuliffe - Twilight of the Belle Epoque: the Paris of Picasso, Proust, Renault, Marie Curie,

Gertrude Stein, and Their Friends through the Great War

Colin Fletcher - River: One man's journey down the Colorado, source to sea
Wayne Ranney - Carving Grand Canyon: Evidence, Theories & Mystery (2nd ed.)

2024 list

[sakura-panda]

The last time I kept a list here, I read 83 books.
2021: 83
2022: 42
2023: 31
2024: 23

Obviously, not keeping a tally here has hurt me.

2025 Reading Challenge List

January 2025
1. Hiss and Tell by Rita Mae Brown
2. An Affair at Stonecliffe by Candace Camp
3. P is for Peril by Sue Grafton
4. Claws for Alarm by Rita Mae Brown

February 2025
5. An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon

March 2025
6. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (book club)
7. The Complete Peanuts Vol. 1: 1950-1952 by Charles Schulz
8. Fairy Tale Vol. 4 by Mashima Hiro
9. Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton


Currently Reading
1. The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin (Paperback)
2. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
3. Fire with Fire by Charles E. Gannon
4. Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish (audiobook)
5. The Complete Peanuts Vol. 2: 1953–1954 by Charles Schulz
6. Fairy Tale Vol. 5 by Mashima Hiro
7. We All Live Here by JoJo Moyes (book club)



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